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ROADCRAFT ACTUAL QUESTIONS (A NEW UPDATED
VERSION) LATEST REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS |GUARANTEED PASS. (BRAND
NEW!!)
The qualities of a safe, competent driver - ANSWER: - Critical/honest self-awareness
- Understanding of your personal characteristics, attitudes and behaviour
- Taking action to keep identified risks to a minimum
- Awareness of your own limitations and those of the vehicle and the road
- Awareness of the risks inherent in particular road and traffic situations
- Concentration and good observation
- Continuously matching the vehicle's direction and speed to the changing conditions
- Skilful use of vehicle controls

The most common causes of collisions - ANSWER: - Driver error or reaction (a factor
in 2/3 RTCs)
- Action based on poor judgement (a factor in 1/4 RTCs)
- Being careless, reckless or in a hurry (a factor in 1/6 RTCs)

Groups most likely to be involved in a collision - ANSWER: - Young drivers, especially
young male drivers
- People who drive at work

The four levels of the driving task set out by the European Goals for Driver Education
- ANSWER: - Human factors that affect your driving
- The purpose and context of your journey
- Traffic situations
- Vehicle and vehicle control.

Reasons for emergency services to demonstrate exemplary driving - ANSWER: - Our
attitude influences other drivers.
- We are role models and can influence the behaviour of other drivers for the better.
- If we drive safely, others are more likely to behave the same way

The core competencies for all driver education - ANSWER: - The knowledge and skills
to drive safely
- An understanding of factors that increase your risk of a collision
- The ability to accurately assess your driving behaviour.

The additional competencies for police drivers - ANSWER: - Multi-tasking
- Alertness
- Attention distribution
- Situational awareness
- Anticipation
- Planning

, Competency: Multi-tasking - ANSWER: Being able to carry out several complex
driving tasks at the same time and with equal accuracy and efficiency

Competency: Alertness - ANSWER: Being vigilant and remaining focused so as to spot
potential hazards early and leave nothing to chance

Competency: Attention distribution - ANSWER: Splitting your attention across all
aspects of a driving task

Competency: Situational awareness - ANSWER: Your ability to "read the road": using
all your senses to build up an accurate mental picture of the operational
environment

Competency: Anticipation - ANSWER: Using your observational skills and driving
experience to spot actual and potential hazards and predict how the situation is
likely to unfold

Competency: Planning - ANSWER: Planning precisely and making rapid and accurate
decisions throughout the task

Competency: making judgements - ANSWER: Judging situations accurately and taking
safe and appropriate action

How to learn from driving experience - ANSWER: 1. Recognise the resistance in
ourselves to accepting responsibility
2. Accept every near miss and collision as a learning opportunity

Anticipatory stress - ANSWER: The stress associated with facing a difficult or
demanding task (e.g. anxiety about what you will find on arrival at an incident)

Practical ways to combat driving stress - ANSWER: 1. Ensure the car seat is adjusted
comfortably
2. Use the System and practice it continually
3. Maintain a calm approach to driving
4. Learn techniques to maintain focus on driving
5. Avoid dwelling on past mistakes

Aims of the system of car control - ANSWER: To prevent collisions by providing a
systematic approach to hazards.

To be a decision-making process that enables you to efficiently assess and act on
information that is continuously changing as you drive

The system: human factors - ANSWER: Consider personal factors and attitudes and
the goals of the journey that might influence your driving behaviour

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Philip Coyne, Police Foundation, Penny Mares Roadcraft
Publisher: 2013 ISBN: 9780117081871 Edition: Unknown

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